Classic Era item

Black Metal Shortsword

Name: Black Metal Shortsword Classic Era Auction House Prices
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Item 886 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

Item Level 26
Binds when equipped
Main HandSword
16 - 30 DamageSpeed 1.70
(13.5 damage per second)
+4 Shadow Resistance
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 21
Sell Price: 29 silver49 copper

About Black Metal Shortsword

Black Metal Shortsword is an uncommon main hand sword on Classic Era at item level 26, usable from level 21. It binds when equipped. It adds Shadow Resistance (4). It hits for 16 to 30 damage every 1.70 seconds, 13.5 damage per second. A vendor pays 29 silver49 copper for it.

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Main hand sword items near item level 26

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 19 other main hand sword items between item level 19 and 32; 8 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 13.5 damage per second ranks 11th of 20 main hand sword items in this group; The Black Knight (item level 31, requires level 26) has the most, 19.7.
Attack speeds among the 20 main hand sword items in this group run from 1.60 seconds (Warped Blade) to 2.80 seconds (The Butcher); it swings every 1.70 seconds.
+4 Shadow Resistance: no other main hand sword item in this group carries Shadow Resistance.
The Butcher has the most fixed stat points in this group, 9 against 4 here.
Next main hand sword items up with fixed stats: Heavy Marauder Scimitar (item level 27, requires level 22), Skeletal Longsword (item level 27, requires level 22), The Butcher (item level 31, requires level 26), Hardened Iron Shortsword (item level 32, requires level 27).
Other weapon types for the main hand slot within 2 item levels of 26: one-handed mace (8): Crested Scepter, Heavy Bronze Mace, Wicked Spiked Mace; one-handed axe (6): Marauder Axe, Blurred Axe, Black Metal Axe; fist weapon (1): Right-Handed Claw.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Bluegill Kukri	24	19	12.3 (2.80s)	+3 Strength	-
Bronze Shortsword	24	19	11.2 (2.10s)	none	-
Decapitating Sword	24	19	12.3 (2.60s)	none	-
Shadowfang	24	19	17.8 (2.70s)	none	-
Sword of the Night Sky	24	19	12.1 (1.70s)	+2 Strength, +2 Agility	-
Black Metal Shortsword	26	21	13.5 (1.70s)	+4 Shadow Resistance	-
Longsword	26	21	12.2 (2.30s)	none	-
Twisted Sabre	26	21	16.7 (1.80s)	+2 Stamina, +5 Spirit	-
Fighter Broadsword	27	22	13.9 (2.80s)	none	-
Heavy Marauder Scimitar	27	22	17.1 (2.40s)	+4 Strength, +3 Stamina	-
Skeletal Longsword	27	22	13.9 (2.20s)	+4 Stamina	-
Sword of Decay	28	23	17.6 (2.70s)	none	-

Where Black Metal Shortsword Fits

Items That Share Black Metal Shortsword's Icon

Black Metal Shortsword uses the same icon art, which 12 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Night Watch Shortsword ID 935 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 20
Sword of Decay ID 1727 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 28
Flamberge ID 2521 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 36
Copper Shortsword ID 2847 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 9
Shiver Blade ID 5182 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 20
Battlefield Destroyer ID 8199 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 47
Annealed Blade ID 9392 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 40
Ironpatch Blade ID 12976 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 20

Items Numbered Next to Black Metal Shortsword

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 886 (870 to 911) were usually added in the same batch as Black Metal Shortsword: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Fiery War Axe ID 870 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 40
Flurry Axe ID 871 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 47
Staff of Jordan ID 873 · Weapon - Staff · item level 40
Staff of Horrors ID 880 · Weapon - Staff · item level 23
Black Metal Axe ID 885 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 24
Twisted Chanter's Staff ID 890 · Weapon - Staff · item level 24
Gnoll Casting Gloves ID 892 · Armor - Cloth · item level 22
Madwolf Bracers ID 897 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Venom Web Fang ID 899 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 19
Ironwood Treebranch ID 911 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 25

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Item 886	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	26	26	16
Required level	21	21	21
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	16 - 30	16 - 30	16 - 30
Speed	1.70	1.70	1.70
Damage per second	13.5	13.5	13.5
Shadow Resistance	4	4	-
Sell price	29 silver49 copper	36 silver86 copper	29 silver49 copper

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Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest Classic Era scan: EU 0 of 26, US 0 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's Classic Era Game Data API (static data 1.15.9.68185). Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for Classic Era, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	886
Game version	Classic Era (client 1.15.9.70576)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Sword
Slot	Main Hand
Item level	26
Requires level	21
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	29 silver49 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_era)